How Barack Obama is like Martin Luther King, Jr. How Barack Obama is like Martin Luther King, Jr.
All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face with another problem. –Martin Luther King, Jr. Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomina...
Jan 18, 2010 / The Notion / Melissa Harris-Perry
William Jennings Obama Seeks to Save Massachusetts Seat William Jennings Obama Seeks to Save Massachusetts Seat
A suddenly populist Barack Obama tore into the Republicans for siding with banks rather than consumers and taxpayers Sunday in Boston, hoping that his fiery rhetoric would revive t...
Jan 17, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
Obama’s Fine Moment Obama’s Fine Moment
Barack Obama has responded to the devastating earthquake in Haiti with precisely the combination of dignity and determination that Americans--who were so frustrated by the disengag...
Jan 17, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
Dr. Martin Luther King’s Economics: Through Jobs, Freedom Dr. Martin Luther King’s Economics: Through Jobs, Freedom
How would Dr. King have responded to the current crises of recession, unemployment, and foreclosure?
Jan 15, 2010 / Feature / Mark Engler
The Breakdown: A Healthcare Timeline The Breakdown: A Healthcare Timeline
Even if healthcare reform passes in 2010, many of its programs will only go into effect in two or three years. Why? Christopher Hayes says it's all an accounting trick.
Jan 15, 2010 / Audio / Chris Hayes
The Decade in Feminism, Continued The Decade in Feminism, Continued
Surveying a decade of feminism in 1000 words was clearly beyond my powers of compression even after I'd jettisoned the whole world outside the United States. Several people wr...
Jan 15, 2010 / Blog / Katha Pollitt
Looking Back at One Year of Organizing for America Looking Back at One Year of Organizing for America
Organizing for America marks the first time a political party has deployed a permanent field program to advance a policy agenda between elections.
Jan 14, 2010 / Ari Melber
Blueprint for Dems Blueprint for Dems
Democrats have tried to act "bipartisan" while Republicans got obstructionist, and the Dems are paying for it.
Jan 14, 2010 / Editorial / Sen. Bernie Sanders
Organizing For America’s First Year Organizing For America’s First Year
Ari Melber reviews OFA's strengths and weaknesses on its first anniversary.